The silent scourge strangling childhoods in Andhra Pradesh

The silent scourge strangling childhoods in Andhra Pradesh

At her home in Vaddera Colony in Rajiv Nagar on the outskirts of Vijayawada city, 16-year-old Sushma is getting ready to leave for school. She looks smart in her green-white uniform and long braided hair neatly folded and tucked behind her ears. Around her, the colony, a dense grid of modest, one-room houses packed tightly against … Read more

PM Modi thanks Trump for Deepavali wishes, silent on tariffs

PM Modi thanks Trump for Deepavali wishes, silent on tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and greeted him on Deepavali. Trump says he discussed trade with PM Modi “Thank you, President Trump, for your phone call and warm Diwali greetings,” Mr. Modi said in a post … Read more

‘We can’t stay silent over endometriosis struggle’ – Manchester designer

‘We can’t stay silent over endometriosis struggle’ – Manchester designer

Molly Brewer & Lauren Hirst BBC News, Manchester BBC Roya Rasouli has made it her mission to help others A woman who struggled with undiagnosed endometriosis for 10 years has urged fellow sufferers not to suppress their health needs in the workplace. Fashion designer Roya Rasouli, 27, made a promise to herself on her hospital … Read more

Leeds endometriosis sufferer’s warning over ‘silent assassin’

Leeds endometriosis sufferer’s warning over ‘silent assassin’

Olivia Richwald BBC News, Yorkshire OLIVIA RICHWALD/BBC Stacey, 47, from Leeds has suffered from endometriosis for 25 years A woman who lost a kidney, her womb and parts of her vagina and bowel due to endometriosis has urged others to fight for a diagnosis of what she has described as a “silent assassin”. Stacey, 47, … Read more

SEBI employees hold silent protest amid reports of ‘toxic work culture’

SEBI employees hold silent protest amid reports of ‘toxic work culture’

SEBI employees gathered outside the office in Mumbai, on September 5, 2024 | Photo Credit: T. Ashokamitran About 200 employees of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) gathered outside the office, within its premises, on Thursday (September 5, 2024) reportedly protesting toxic work culture, among other grievances. The employees gathered at 11 a.m. … Read more

Silent Men: Documentary explores why men struggle to open up emotionally

Silent Men: Documentary explores why men struggle to open up emotionally

2 hours ago By Steven McIntosh, Entertainment reporter Cowles Filmmaker Duncan Cowles says the idea of the “old-fashioned man” is still a “seductive idea” to some The topic of male mental health has received much more prominence in the last decade – something many would argue is long overdue. But while the high rates of male suicide … Read more

PBKS vs CSK: MS Dhoni out for first-ball duck, expectant Dharamsala crowd goes silent

PBKS vs CSK: MS Dhoni out for first-ball duck, expectant Dharamsala crowd goes silent

It was an anti-climax for the Super Kings and MS Dhoni on Sunday as the former CSK captain was dismissed for a first-ball duck in their must-win IPL 2024 game against Punjab at the iconic HPCA Stadium. Dhoni was undone by a slower ball yorker in the 19th over by Harshal Patel, who bowled a … Read more

Silent march by ex-servicemen 

Silent march by ex-servicemen 

Ex-servicemen in Mysuru took out a silent march on Saturday seeking the early release of 8 ex-Indian Navy personnel held in Qatar. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM Ex-servicemen in the city staged a silent march in the city on Saturday, November 4 seeking the immediate release of eight retired Indian Navy personnel who were awarded … Read more

NGOs condemn NHRC, call it ‘silent spectator’ to human rights violations

NGOs condemn NHRC, call it ‘silent spectator’ to human rights violations

The logo for the National Human Rights Commission. | Photo Credit: File Hosting the 28th bi-annual APF conference at New Delhi on September 20-21 will give the NHRC a fig leaf of international legitimacy to cover up its dismal performance, the civil society groups said Members of Indian civil society condemn the Asia Pacific Forum … Read more